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KjelstadOslo, has appointed Karl Erik Kjelstad executive vice-president and member of the executive management team in Aker Solutions, effective Oct. 1. He is also chairman of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA, Aker Oilfield Services Ltd., and Aker DOF Deepwater. Previously, Kjelstad was senior partner and president of Aker ASA’s Maritime Technologies. He has been with the Aker Group since 1998. Kjelstad was president and CEO of Aker Yards ASA during January 2003-June 2007. Prior to joining Aker, he was senior consultant at PA Consulting Group. From 1992 to 1996, he held various management positions in TTS Group. Kjelstad has an MS in marine engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Aker Solutions is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products, and integrated solutions to the oil and gas, refining and chemicals, mining and metals, and power generation industries.

Baker Hughes Inc.,

Houston, has announced that the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) will designate the Hughes Christensen two-cone drill bit as a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. The award recognizes this drilling technology as one of the nation’s most important mechanical engineering achievements. ASME officials will present Baker Hughes with the honor during a ceremony at the Baker Hughes drill bit technology facility in The Woodlands, Tex., on August 10, 2009—the 100th anniversary of the two-cone drill bit patent. The Hughes two-cone drill bit launched Hughes Tool Co., a forerunner of Baker Hughes.

Baker Hughes provides reservoir consulting, drilling, formation evaluation, completion, and production products and services to the worldwide oil and gas industry.

GulfMark Offshore Inc.,

Houston, has named Quintin V. Kneen CFO, succeeding Edward A. Guthrie, executive vice-president and CFO, who has retired. Kneen was named senior vice-president, finance and administration of the company in December 2008 after joining the company in June 2008 as vice-president, finance. Previously, he was vice-president, finance and investor relations, for Grant Prideco Inc., serving in executive finance positions at Grant

Prideco since June 2003. Prior to joining Grant Prideco, Kneen held executive finance positions at Azurix Corp. and was an audit manager with Price Waterhouse LLP. He holds an MBA from Rice University and a BBA in accounting from Texas A&M University. Kneen is a CPA and CFA.

GulfMark provides marine transportation services to the energy industry through a fleet of offshore support vessels serving every major offshore market worldwide.